Course Description:

Mathcast: This Business of X is an introductory video to our series of Mathcast tutorial videos. These videos describe how we move from the world of Arithmetic, where everything is known, to the world of Algebra, where we introduce the concept of variables. Here we attempt to remove the mystery that surrounds these variables!

We have many different types of relationships in our daily lives. Some of these relationships are more important than others. The same is true in math. We introduce a very special mathematical relationship called a function. This is a key concept in math that is a foundation for lots of other concepts.

Many students encounter great difficulty with word problems in math. The fact is that every real world problem is a word problem! When you graduate from school and go to work, no one will ask you to solve a mathematical equation. That simply will NOT happen. What is more likely to happen is that your employer will ask you to analyze your company’s business practices and come up with recommendations to maximize profits or minimize cost. The answer to these problems are hidden in the math. It will be your job to bring them to light!